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Speaker Information – Wellness Festival 2026

Saturday 28 February & Sunday 1 March 2026

Thank you for being part of the Wellness Festival 2026. This page contains everything you need to know about your talk, the venue, and the day itself.

Your Talk Page

The schedule is now live on the website. Please check that your talk details are correct:

  1. Go to Speakers (this link will open in a new page)
  2. Find your photo and click on your name
  3. Review your page with time and details

If anything needs updating or you have questions, please contact Budhsamudra on 021 853 125.

Help Us Spread the Word

We would love your help promoting the festival:

Sample Social Media Post

Feel free to copy and adapt this for your own channels:

I’m excited to be speaking at the Wellness Festival 2026 in Christchurch this weekend!

My talk, [YOUR TALK TITLE], is on [DAY] at [TIME] at The Lotus-Heart, 363 St Asaph Street.

The festival is free to attend and runs Saturday 28 Feb – Sunday 1 March, with talks, workshops, sound journey, meditation, and an artisan market.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/wellness-festival-general-registration-free-entry-tickets-1982486798381

Full schedule: https://wellnessfestival.nz

Hope to see you there!

Note on Registration: This year we’re taking general registrations rather than individual event registrations. If you would like to collect names and addresses for your own database, please bring your own sign-in/opt-in form.

Arrival & Check-In

  • Please arrive 15 minutes before your session
  • You are welcome to arrive earlier if you need time to find parking (recommended)
  • Check in with the servers when you arrive – they will inform participants when to head upstairs
  • Venue: The Lotus-Heart, [363] St Asaph Street, Christchurch
  • Talk location: Upstairs dining room
  • Access: Through health store → hard left → another hard left → up the stairs

Room Setup

  • Capacity: 30 people (comfortable)
  • Microphone: Available
  • AV Equipment: Screen and whiteboard available on request (please let us know in advance). Please bring your own laptop if using slides
  • WiFi: Available on request
  • Water: Provided

What You Can Bring

  • Handouts for participants
  • Your own books or products to sell
  • Sign-in/opt-in forms if you’d like to collect contact details

Important Reminders

  • Please keep to your start and end times
  • The room will be set up and ready for you
  • Servers will manage the flow of participants
  • Contact on the day: Budhsamudra 021 853 125

Parking

Free Parking:

  • Available within the block between Fitzgerald Avenue and Barbadoes Street
  • Spaces are limited, so arrive early if possible

Paid Parking:

  • Parkable (299 Tuam Street): Opposite Bombay Bazaar, 5-minute walk via Duke Street
  • Wilsons Carpark (150 Barbadoes Street): 7-minute walk from venue

What to Expect on the Day

  • The Lotus-Heart will be serving vegetarian and vegan meals, organic coffee, and refreshments from 8:30am
  • The atmosphere is relaxed, warm, and welcoming

 

Food and beverages: Please note that there will be no food or beverage service in the upstairs room during talks. Participants will be encouraged to arrive early and enjoy refreshments downstairs beforehand. This ensures an undisturbed environment for your presentation.

Speakers Dinner – Friday 27th February, 6:30pm

By way of showing our appreciation, and to give us all the unique opportunity to meet and connect, we would like to invite you as our guest to a pre-festival dinner the night before it all begins. It is in the company of like-minded and like-hearted people that our shared vision – health, wellness and spirituality – indeed becomes a beautiful reality. And what better way than over food surrounded by conversation.

The dinner will be held in the upstairs dining room – the same space where you’ll be presenting your talk over the weekend. This gives you a chance to familiarise yourself with the room in a relaxed setting.

We will conclude the dinner at 8:30pm to allow time for the room to be cleaned and reconfigured with seating in rows, ready for the first talk at 9:30am on Saturday morning.

Menu: Vegetarian
Dietary requirements: Please advise if you require vegan or gluten-free options, or if you have any allergies

Please let Budhsamudra know if you are able to attend.

Questions?

If you need anything or have any questions, please contact:

Budhsamudra
Wellness Festival Organiser
021 853 125

We are most grateful to you all for being part of our second Wellness Festival, helping to inform and inspire the community on these far-reaching and most important topics.

We very much look forward to meeting you all soon.